STATEMENT FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN CORNYN

Regarding Bobby Watson v. The State of Texas:

"I am pleased with this ruling from U.S. District Judge David Folsom because it protects
more than $8 billion for Texas taxpayers of the amount the State of Texas received in its
settlement with the tobacco industry. In that settlement, individual smokers' claims were not
settled and, thus, no monies were received for their claims. The court's ruling recognizes the
right of the plaintiffs to pursue their own claims against the tobacco industry in a court of
law."